Sight for small-arms.



H. W. HOLLAND 8: W. MANSFIELD.

SIGHT FOR SMALL ARMS. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 23, 1913.

Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

HENRY WILLIAM HOLLAND AND WILLIAM "MANSFIELD, 0F LONDON, ENGLAND,

ASSIGNORS 'IO HOLLAND AND HOLLAND, LIMITED.

SIGHT FOR SMALL-ARMS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 15,1Q13.

Application filed June 23, 1913. Serial No. 775,409.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that we, HENRY TVILLIAM HOLLANDand WILLIAM lVIANSFIELD, subjects of the King of Great Britain, bothresiding at 98 New Bond street, London, England, have invented new anduseful Improve ments in and Relating to Sights for Small- Arms, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to bolt small arms having a safety device free toturn about a longitudinal axis.

According to this invention the thumb piece of the safety device isadapted for use as, or to carry, a sight and the mechanism of the smallarm is modified in such a manner as to allow it to be fired when thesafety device is in a vertical position.

Figures 1 to 6 illustrate the application of the invention to a Mauserrifle, and Figs. 7 to 15 illustrate the application of the invention toa Mannlicher rifle.

Fig. 1 is a side elevation and Fig. 2 a rear elevation showing thesafety device, the rear portion of the bolt and other parts of a Mauserrifle. Fig. 3 is a detached front elevation of the safety device. Fig.4t is a side elevation of the rear portion of the striker which carriesthe firing pin. Figs. 5 and 6 are diagrammatic rear elevations omittingthe striker and showing the safety device in different positions. Figs.'7 and 8 are sectional side elevations and Fig. 9 is a rear elevationshowing the safety device, the rear portion of the bolt and other partsof a Mannlicher rifle. Figs. 10 and 11 are detached front and rearelevations of the safety device. Fig. 12 is a front elevation of the nuton the rear end of the striker. Fig. 13 is a diagrammatic section on theline 1313, Fig. 7 and Figs. 14 and 15 are similar views showing theparts in diflerent positions.

In Figs. 1 to 6, a is the safety device, I) is the bolt, 0 is the leverfixed to the bolt and (Z the bearing carrying the bolt. The safetydevice a is carried by a spindle 6 (shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 andfull lines in Fig. 3) which is free to. turn in a hole in the bearing (Zand it has fixed to it a disk f having a notch 9 cut in it. hen thesafety device is in the position shown at Fig. 5 the disk f lies in thepath of the shoulder of the striker it so that the striker cannot movefrom the cooked position (shown in dotted lines inFig. 1) to the firedposition (shown in full lines) and the rifle cannot be fired but whenthe safety device is in the position shown at Fig. 6 the shoulder canpass through the notch g and fire the rifle. All the above is well knownand requires no further description for it forms no part of the presentinvention.

According to this invention a second notch is out in the disk f and thesafety device a is adapted to form, or carry, a sight. In thearrangement shown 70 is an aperture or peep sight carried by a stem Zfree to move up and down in guides in the safety device a and havingupon it a rack m gearing with a nut n free to turn in hearings in thesafety device a. 0 is a spring carried by the safety device and tendingto force its hook 19 against the flange q of the bearing (Z and thusretain the safety device and sight by friction in any position.

In Figs. 7 to 15 a is the safety device, 7) is the bolt, 0 is the leverfixed to the bolt and c is the spindle carrying the safety device whichin this case works in a hole in the sleeve 1* which is secured to thestriker h by the nut 8. When the parts are in the positions shown atFigs. 8 and 15 the front end of the spindle e enters a notch 25 in therear end of the bolt 1) and prevents the striker from moving forward andfiring the rifle but the end of the spindle is cut away at u so thatwhen the parts are in the position shown at Fig. 14 the striker is freeto move forward and fire the rifle. The safety device is forced rearwardby a spring 4) which causes a swelling to to engage with the edge of thenut s and thus hold the safety device in the positions shown at Figs. 14and 15. All the above is well known and requires no further descriptionfor it forms no part of the present invention.

According to this invention the spindle 6 is cut away at m as well as atu so that the rifle can not only be fired when the parts are in theposition shown at Fig. 1 1 but also when they are in the position shownat Figs. 7 and 13 and the nut s is notched at y to receive the swellingw on the safety device and thus hold the latter in the position shown atFigs. 7 and 13. The safety device also is adapted to form or carry asight, the arrangement shown being the same as Figs.

1 to 6 and the same letters of used.

lVhat We claim is 1. In a bolt small arm, the combination of a striker,a safety device free to turn about safety device, and means carried bythe safety device which prevent the striker from moving forward When thesafety device is in one horizontal position but allows the striker toact when the safety device is in a vertical position and also when it isin the other horizontal position.

HENRY WILLIAM HOLLAND. XVILLIAM MANSFIELD.

l/Vitnesses JOHN H. l/VHITEHEAD, J. WVEATHERLY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

' Washington, D. 0.

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